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If You’re Not All Caught Up With The MCU World, Just Know That So Far WandaVision Feels Like A Sci-Fi Honeymooners
This weekend I spent about an hour of my (precious) time watching episode 1 and 2 of WandaVision on Disney Plus, time I can’t get back! So … was it worth it? Should YOU start watching WandaVision today?
Hopefully this review will help answer your questions and ease your mind.
However, if you’re new to Popcorn and Tequila or me, then you need to know that I don’t read comic books, and I don’t think Marvel is some holy grail. So yes, that means I haven’t watched every darn Marvel movie or series that’s been released, I fell asleep while watching Avengers End Game (3 times to be exact), I don’t know everything there is to know about these characters and I’m not butt hurt about it. Which is why this review is for those that may be thinking about watching WandaVision, but aren’t sure because they’re not all caught up to speed with the MCU world.
This review isn’t for hardcore Marvel fans, so if that’s you, feel free to keep reading, but keep your judgements and snarks to yourself. Some of us don’t live and breathe comics or Marvel like our lives depend on it. Kay?
Anywho, with that said …
Should You Watch WandaVision?
Here’s A Review Of WandaVision Episode 1 + Episode 2 To Help You Decide
First thing I noticed? The first two episodes feel a lot like the Honeymooners.
Listen Linda, I grew up watching the Honeymooners, especially on New Year’s Eve and Day. Those marathons were basically how my tiny a** stayed awake until midnight!
But they were also a great way for me to spend time with my mom, and the show easily became one of my favorite sitcoms. I’ll still drop everything now to watch reruns on TV.
So when I turned WandaVision on and realized it had similar vibes to the Honeymooners, (the original, not the Black remake) I was instantly hooked. Even the kooky next door neighbor’s husband name is Ralph!
I’m pretty certain the show won’t stay this cute and charming as things progress, especially after seeing what happened at the end of episode 2, but I still enjoyed it, even if both episodes were in black and white.
But then again, I’ve never had a problem watching black and white tv shows.
However, if black and white old sitcoms aren’t your jam, you’re probably going to cringe through these first two episodes.
But if you’re not a big Marvel fan, you need to watch them! Sorry. Here’s why …
Episode 1 and 2 of WandaVision introduce us to their powers almost immediately.
So if you’re not a huge Marvel fan like moi, then you totally need these episodes, because you probably have no damn clue who Wanda or Vision are and what they’re capable of.
Of course I don’t think we got a full look at what these two can do in either episode, but it’s nice to see their powers in action.
I won’t go into details about what they can do, so you’ll have to watch the show to check it out, but just know that it’s interesting.
Of course, I missed a ton of Easter Eggs (as I normally do), but WandaVision is still enjoyable without them.
One thing I’ve noticed with Marvel movies and series? Even if you’re lost you’ll still have a great time watching them. (Except End Game. *side eye* Don’t get me started on that ish!)
However, I was a little worried if I’d be able to enjoy WandaVision since this is apart of the MCU which I know nothing about, but the show is still great as a standalone.
Yes it’s probably 2x as exciting if you can put all the pieces together and see all the hints they’re dropping throughout the first few episodes, but just because you can’t doesn’t mean you won’t be able to enjoy the show!
I did get excited when I caught the Iron Man easter egg in episode 1, which dropped during a “commercial”, part of this sitcom-ish episode. (Yes I’m not telling you what it is on purpose.)
Overall, episodes 1 and 2 feel like they’re setting the stage for something exciting and I’m super intrigued.
I’ll need to watch at least another 2 episodes (since these episodes are so damn short, like 25 – 30 mins short) before I can really say how much I like this show, since I feel a big shift coming in episodes 3 and 4, but I did enjoy it.
I do have to say though … ’cause you know I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t complain about something! I could do without the sexism.
But *shrugs* you know how period pieces are in the comic world. Everything has to be spot on correct, including the not so great parts, or else the show’s a complete failure. *rolls eyes* Either way, the show is off to a great start and the scoring drives the emotions well! (Not that I’m surprised since this is Marvel.)
WandaVision definitely isn’t as weird as Doom Patrol, even though every damn trailer and commercial has pushed this “weird couple narrative”. I mean, it’s not weird just yet, like I said before the end of episode 2 definitely hinted something weird is going on.
But either way the first two episodes are full of lame, “see what I did there” jokes and I like lame, so I can’t wait to see what’s ahead! And hopefully Vision gets his life together in episode 3, because I can’t take another show where the man is a big a** scaredy cat and the woman has to keep saving the damn day! I need this man to pull some damn weight y’all! I’ll have a whole damn fit if he doesn’t!
Thanks to Disney Plus, I got to watch Ms. Marvel episode 2 a few days early, and I am super excited to share my initial thoughts via this live recap.
Marvel Studios’ “Ms. Marvel” is a new, original series that introduces Kamala Khan, a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, Kamala is a Super Hero megafan with an oversized imagination—particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel.
And I absolutely love it! So here are …
43 Thoughts I Had While Watching Ms. Marvel Episode 2
No Spoilers – If you haven’t seen Ms. Marvel episode 2 yet, you’re in luck, because this recap will NOT spoil things. I omitted a few thoughts that included spoilers so you can read this without worry. You’re welcome!
- Ugh! Back to the Marvel theme song! Usually I miss it, but I hate the flip flop, inconsistency of which song gets played in the opening credits. Either make all the episodes open with a culture song, or the theme song, pick one.
- Is that a Diddy song??
- Awwww there’s a LGBT couple. Cute.
- This girl looks so familiar, like someone’s kid! OMG she looks like Jessica Marie!
- That title sequence is kinda cute.
- Kinda shocked this series breaks the “Marvel mold” where they wait until episode 4 to kick things up a notch! So if this already happened in episode 1 and 2, that means something big is coming right???
- Nice! I like that they put this ‘prayer routine at the mosque’ scene in!
- Now WHY would you wear Versace shoes to a place you gotta take em off sis!? WHY!?
- Of course she likes the new kid … who has a car?
- Not her saying she likes the color of the car … and it’s black! Reminds me of that time a boy tried to compliment me in High School and said he liked my jacket! It was sooo freaking weird because it wasn’t a CUTE jacket! So it was nothing to “like” and I instantly knew why he said it.
- Must be nice to have a Paki dude around to relate to, huh!
- Also, making it cool to date your race, and not the white boy? A plus!
- Oh my lord! What is she doing!?
- I love this song!
- Yessss … they do cheeky music that works! I love it.
- Omg are her powers tied to her emotions?? Like in “Turning Red“??
- Wait are all women superhero powers tied to emotions???
- Are those hoop earrings???
- Gabe is SO weird. But my kids probably say the same about me, huh.
- Now he don’t wanna go to Cal tech cause the boy like Kamala? Lord.
- Not a “The Devil Wears Prada” reference!
- It is hoop earrings!! How many people are gonna get the significance of her friend giving her those though?? Don’t worry, I’ll write it up!
- Him reminding her he knows the language so she can “date him too” is cute.
- Oh shit! She said he’s our cousin! Because of course it’s easier to pretend they’re related than admit she’s on a date with a boy!
- He worked for Hot Topic??? That was weird! But also shows how sexist our older generations are. How was he allowed to work at Hot Topic and have a phase, and she can’t go to a convention and dress up for one day?
- His fiancé is black? Or? What’s going on here now!?
- He switched on that accent mad quick!
- I love that Eid Mubarak was showcased!
- The illumin-aunties like illuminati! (Which we just saw in Doctor Strange 2!) Clever!
- Wowwww look how easy he got her!
- Not them about to do a sweep of all their places! I already don’t like that!! Police raiding?! Please make it stop. This is triggering AF!!
- Why was he taking photos outside a window? HUH! HUH! Whose foolish child is this?!!
- Who TF is Night Light?
- Omg he puts ice cream on his pizza?? He gotta go!
- She keeps getting flashes of her Great Grandmother??
- Omg NOW they think she hurt him! Ugh!
- This is an emotional rollercoaster! I like this.
- Oh what the f*ck!!!
- Of course his ass was right there to help! Not weird at all.
- Omgggg they are f*cking related!!! YOOOOOO!!
- The end of episode 2 is crazy!!
- Ok ok so something is definitely gonna happen soon and now I can’t wait to see the next episode!!
- No end credit scene for episode 2. Bummer!
Anywho, that’s it for this week!
Favorite quotes from the show coming soon. But until then …
Ms. Marvel premieres on June 8th! New episodes are available to watch every Wednesday on Disney Plus.
Thanks to Disney Plus, I got to watch Ms. Marvel episode 1 a few days early, and I am super excited to share my initial thoughts via this live recap.
Marvel Studios’ “Ms. Marvel” is a new, original series that introduces Kamala Khan, a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, Kamala is a Super Hero megafan with an oversized imagination—particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel.
And I absolutely love it! So here are …
47 Thoughts I Had While Watching Ms. Marvel Episode 1
No Spoilers – If you haven’t seen Ms. Marvel episode 1 yet, you’re in luck, because this recap will NOT spoil things. I omitted a few thoughts that included spoilers so you can read this without worry. You’re welcome!
- Is this really starting off with THIS song? Totally a preteen teen show!
- I love the stop motion!
- Awww … she was making videos! It’s so cute.
- The transition from American to Pakistani! Smooth! I love it.
- Awwww she’s learning to drive!
- Yesss to the music!
- Not her saying a quick prayer, and him saying “bless you” like she sneezed.
- Awwww … it’s Jersey City.
- Yesssss (again) to the music!
- Riah (my daughter) is gonna like this.
- Another culture playlist (like “Moon Knight“) and I love it!
- They used to be friends???
- I like Mr. Wilson! I mean Gabe.
- Not lyrics from Mulan! He’s killing me!
- The Marvel bros are gonna be bored with this one? Oh well! Sucks for them!
- Families are gonna like this!
- Dr. Strange and Star Wars are both mentioned in this.
- What episode does she get her powers??
- Where in the world … is Kamala from?
- Not a Zuzu instead of an Alexa! Cute.
- I remember being scared to ask my parents to go somewhere. I feel you girl.
- Not her tryna use Bruno and his “no family” having self to her advantage.
- OF COURSE the tight suit of Captain Marvel is a problem! Ugh!
- Story of my life! The girl doesn’t get to do anything and the boy gets to do everything!
- So he’s gonna be her sidekick who does gadgets? That’s usually the role they chuck a POC kid in! I’m happy they didn’t this time.
- Awww look how good she looks in her suit!
- They keep calling it a party! It’s not a party, it’s a darn convention!!
- Not the f*cking hulk costume! It’s soooo bad!
- As a parent, her being humiliated hurts. But I get it!
- I worry about my kid wearing tight clothes too, but gosh. My childhood keeps me from overreacting to what she wears because I know too well how it felt!
- Omg he better not have a crush on her! No love interest! Please!!
- The scoring is great!
- Has to wear a sweater at gym? Yup. Totally get that “can’t show skin” even if it means not dying of heat in gym class foolery! It’s so frustrating!!
- Family making you feel bad for liking what you like is so trash!
- So she’s from Pakistan?! Cool!!
- Omg is she getting her powers this episode!???
- This b*tch just jumped out her f*cking window and almost died! I can not!
- Omgggg her bike!!!! That’s so f*cked up! He ain’t even HELP! WTF man!!
- Whew! She made it! She’s about to be in MAD trouble later, but she made it!
- I want some of this Avenger Con swag. I’m just saying!
- Oh nooo!! Her senses are heightened!?
- Of course the Antman is oversized! Cute easter egg!
- The ending of episode 1 is wild!!
- Why didn’t she just use her powers!???
- Yesss to the end credits music!
- Ahhhh there’s an end credit scene! I miss those.
- We needed this series 10 years ago when kids were making fun of Paki kids!
Anywho, that’s it for this week!
Ms. Marvel premieres on June 8th! New episodes are available to watch every Wednesday on Disney Plus.
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Watching “Ms. Marvel” Episode 1 Is Like Watching My Entire Childhood Play Out On TV And I Love It
Thanks to Disney Plus, I got to watch “Ms. Marvel” episode 1 a few days before it released on their streaming service, to review, and I absolutely loved it. Not only am I IN LOVE with this new Marvel teen superhero series, and can’t wait to watch it with my preteen once it finally drops on June 8th. It also reminds me so much of my own childhood!
So here’s my full “Ms. Marvel” episode 1 review …
Don’t worry, this is a spoiler free review, so if you haven’t seen “Ms. Marvel” episode 1 yet, keep reading … I won’t spoil the fun.
Okay so, “Ms. Marvel” is Marvel’s latest comic influenced Disney Plus original series …
About a Muslim American geeky teen girl from Jersey City who doesn’t feel like she fits in at home, or at school.
And of course I’m not a Muslim teen girl with superpowers.
But as I watched episode 1 of “Ms. Marvel” I saw so many scenarios that felt oh so familiar from my own high school days. Which instantly made me feel connected to Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani).
From being scared to ask my parents to go hang out with my friends, to not being able to wear certain clothes because they were “too tight or too short”, to wondering why my older brother could do whatever he wanted, while I couldn’t do a damn thing.
The entire first episode is incredibly relatable for a girl who’s of Caribbean decent, and was born and raised in NYC, with incredibly old school, strict parents.
(Not to mention, my mom too gave me the silent treatment whenever I did something she didn’t like. And my parents still make me feel like shit for liking what I like — specifically anything artsy, like movies, music, etc.)
So when I got introduced to Kamala Khan, for the very first time, in episode 1, I immediately “felt at home”. Of course, I’d much rather not bond with a teenage girl over our traumatic childhoods. But it is nice to see such a relatable superhero on a big screen. Opposed to a wealthy ass white adult male. Because even though I do love me some Iron Man … I can’t relate to anything other than his snark.
But it’s not just how relatable “Ms. Marvel” is for me!
I’m a big fan of teen dramas, and series that star kids with superpowers! (Think “Raising Dion“, “Cloak and Dagger“, “Naomi“, and “Runaways” to name a few.) So I was always going to love “Ms. Marvel”. This is just what I love!
Yet, they still find ways to suck me in even more!
Like with amazing scoring, and with their dope ass cultured, unbasic, soundtrack mixing familiar American pop songs (like Blinding Lights by The Weekend) with more unfamiliar pieces like Rozi by Eva. B — a Pakistani hip hop female rapper and singer! Which you can listen to as the end credits for episode 1 roll in.
Then there’s the cool stop motion clips at the beginning. Along with the cutesy animation overlays (similar to what we saw in “Heartstopper” on Netflix — another teen, rom-com-ish series, that I absolutely love).
It’s all freaking incredible!
Now, Marvel bros may have a hard time keeping up with this one, but families are gonna love this!
Based on what we see in “Ms. Marvel” episode 1, this series is leaning more towards the family friendly side of Marvel. So if your kids are anything like my 10 year old, and haven’t been interested in any of the latest Marvel series because they seem like “too much”, then you’re in luck! My daughter hasn’t watched any of the Marvel series since “WandaVision“! So I’m excited to watch this one with her.
However … the end credits for episode 1 … yes, there’s an end credit scene … seems to hint that this series still has all that ‘Marvel action’ we’ve grown to love.
So I’m super excited to see how this series plays out! Especially since a few things are already revealed in episode 1, that I didn’t think would come until later? But unlike previous Marvel series, that didn’t really kick off until episode 4, “Ms. Marvel” jumps right in … so I’m expecting them to turn up the heat after a few episodes.
Either way, this is gonna be a special series! I can just feel it. So if you’ve been second guessing this one, stop! You need to watch this! Especially since, Ms. Marvel will join Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel 2.
Ms. Marvel premieres on June 8th! New episodes are available to watch every Wednesday on Disney Plus.
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